ISIS scum vowed Jihad, then given job guarding the public

An Islamic State fanatic emailed the British Prime Minister’s office threatening to “wage jihad” before being given a job as a security guard on public transport, a court heard today.

Shamim Ahmed, 24, who once threatened to blow up a bookshop for selling the Charlie Hebdo magazine, wagged his finger at Judge John Bevan QC and warned him: “Give me 20 years, I will come out the enemy.”

Ahmed had sent death threats to staff at The French Bookshop in South Kensington on January 17, 2015 with the subheading: “Protect your neck while you are still alive.”

The former security guard accused the bookshop of selling the satirical magazine “against Muslims” just days after the massacre and said they would face ‘major retaliation’ if they continued to stock it.

He then made two threatening phone calls to the shop on 22 January, telling the owner: “I’m going to come and stab you, I’m going to come right away and blow up the shop: I’m not afraid of the police, I’m a Muslim.”–

Shamim Ahmed was caught on the Syrian border and returned to the UK CREDIT: GREG WILFORD

It followed the massacre of twelve people during a raid on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris on 7 January, 2015.

Ahmed, who has previously stated that he only recognises Sharia law, admitted two charges of sending malicious communications in November 2015 and was given a 20-week suspended sentence. He was also ordered to perform 300 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay £1680 in fines and costs.

But just two months later in January last year, jobless Ahmed was caught on the Syrian border trying to cross into IS-controlled territory. He travelled to Turkey but was returned to the UK after officials detained him at the Syrian border, believing he was trying to cross into the war-torn country.

Ahmed was arrested on January 16 and admitted engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist acts.

At his sentencing hearing on Wednesday he began wagging his finger and mumbling “kuffar'”as he was sentenced before telling a dock officer: “Move the f–k out of my face. I’m going to punch you in the face.”

Ahmed was sent back to the cells after shouting: “Wage jihad wherever we are… Target the civilians, tourist sites, tourist sites, inshallah [God willing].”

Judge John Bevan QC said: “The defendant originally refused to have anything to do with the court process.

“This afternoon I would have hoped he would have been on his best behaviour, he wasn’t, and I have asked for him to be removed and will continue in his absence.”

Ahmed, previously of Shadwell, east London, was later jailed for six years in absence.

Opening the case against terrorist Shamim Ahmed, prosecutor Mark Weekes said: “The case against the defendant is that in early January 2016 he travelled out to Turkey from the UK, and it’s quite plain from the facts his ultimate destination from where he was turned back was Syria, with the intention of fighting for Islamic State.”

Questions will be raised about why Ahmed wasn’t charged earlier after he ‘became increasingly radicalised in his Islamic faith’ as he grew up in east London.

He bought an Islamic State flag and camouflage gear with his PayPal account between February and July 2014.—

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The jihadist sent the Prime Minister’s office an email titled “terrorist Israel” in July 2014. It read: “Something needs to be done to stop Israel or we Muslims will get our revenge. We will wage jihad and slaughter every Israeli and their allies.”

The following month Ahmed began working as a security guard on London’s Crossrail project through a security firm.

He sent further threatening emails to the Australian government, Ofsted and a Sun journalist, warning: “May the British child burning soldiers burn in hell… cowards piss on their graves.”

In November 2014 the Islamist bought a £220 flight to Istanbul, but changed his mind and cancelled the trip.

Mr Weekes said by this time he “was sending links to videos that appeared to be supportive of the Islamic State group to contacts in his WhatsApp group”.

After Ahmed was arrested a probation officer told him that Islam was a “peaceful and respectful” religion, but he replied: “No. It is a religion of war.”

He said he wanted to go to Syria to meet girls from Match.com and live under sharia law.

Jailing him, Judge Bevan said: “He doesn’t approve of democracy, he doesn’t approve of women, and he says democracy is evil and no good. So his radicalisation is long-term, if not particularly sophisticated. He lied his head off to the probation service and police.

“His views show no sign of calming down, he’s a long-term follower of jihad.”

Ahmed, previously of Shadwell, east London, was deemed an “offender of particular concern” and must serve one year on licence when he is released. He must also abide by a notification order for 15 years. – Telegraph

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